{"id":663852,"date":"2025-12-31T03:32:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T03:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/663852\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T03:32:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T03:32:16","slug":"police-called-and-trains-stopped-after-person-spotted-on-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/663852\/","title":{"rendered":"Police called and trains stopped after person spotted on tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Merseyrail services were brought to a standstill<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767151936_42_0_CaptureJPG.jpg\" alt=\"View of Hall Road station in Crosby\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>An aerial view of Hall Road station in Crosby(Image: Google)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Emergency services were called to a railway station in Crosby this morning, Tuesday (December 30) after a trespasser was spotted on the tracks. British Transport <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-police\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Police<\/a> was called to the train line near Hall Road railway station at 8.30am following reports of concern for the welfare of a trespasser on the tracks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Officers attended and a person was taken to a &#8220;safe place&#8221;.<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyrail\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"> Merseyrail services <\/a>were brought to a standstill between Hightown and Hall Road while emergency services dealt with the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyrail\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Merseyrail <\/a>said services were disrupted between Hightown and Hall Road &#8220;for a short while&#8221; but are now starting to resume as normal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/data.reachplc.com\/212764146160855\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"> daily and breaking newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sign up to our breaking news newsletter<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/data.reachplc.com\/212764146160855\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"> here<\/a>. 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